The Magician by W. Somerset Maugham
An earnest surgeon and his fiancée in Paris fall under the shadow of Oliver Haddo, a flamboyant occultist whose feats of hypnotism and arrogance mask a sinister quest to create life. When the fiancée is ensnared and wed to him, the surgeon and a loyal friend embark on a grim pursuit that leads from salons to a secret laboratory filled with grotesque experiments. A blend of Gothic melodrama and satiric bite, it explores the seductions of power, the perils of credulity, and the cost of resisting evil.
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- Published
- 1908
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- British
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- Pages
- 250-320
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- English
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